incapacitated
Use Incapacitated in a sentence
kəˈpæs adjective
unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
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verb (used with object), in·ca·pac·i·tat·ed, in·ca·pac·i·tat·ing.
1.
to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
2.
Law. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
Related forms
in·ca·pac·i·ta·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. cripple, handicap, sideline.
1. cripple, handicap, sideline.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable |
| 2. | to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility |
| incapaci'tation | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
They were weakened by hunger, crippled by festering sores, incapacitated by malaria and dysentery.
Most of their mail servers were incapacitated by an overwhelming volume of mail.
Some are temporarily incapacitated with injuries or illness.
Many will be incapacitated for weeks or months because the illnesses remain undiagnosed or untreated.
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